The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is using a little shock factor today, unveiling new graphic warning labels that must appear on cigarette packaging by …
Author: Margarita Gallardo
One label fits all? A universal schedule for prescription drugs
How many of us have looked at a prescription bottle and have been confused by the dosing instructions? Imagine the difficulties facing the average senior, …
Glued to the tube? You could be putting your health at risk
Couch potatoes, turn off those TV sets. A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association reinforces the notion that too much TV …
Women in science: A rare breed
New York Times reporter Gina Kolata recently invited four female researchers to sit down and talk about the joys and challenges of being part of …
Goodbye, pyramid: USDA unveils MyPlate
As you may have heard, the U.S. Department of Agriculture today unveiled MyPlate, in an effort to encourage people to make healthier food choices. The plate replaces the …
Support for dementia patients and families
A diagnosis of dementia can be terrifying for patients and their families. When M.J. White and her siblings noticed their mother, Beverlee, begin to struggle …
Do pretty shoes lead to ugly problems?
When it comes to shoes, style and comfort are, for the most part, mutually exclusive. And now it appears, according to a release from Methodist …
Social recipe site offers USDA-based nutritional info
When I browse through my cookbooks or recipes I’ve bookmarked online, I often think to myself, “This looks really good, but how healthy is it?” …
Helping brain-injured soldiers return – safely – to the battlefield
Much has been written about soldiers who suffer from mild traumatic brain injury, or TBI, upon returning from combat deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan. According …
Clean hands saves lives
Happy World Hand Hygiene Day! Sponsored by the World Health Organization, the SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign was launched in 2009 as part of …
Study: Staying up late tied to poor eating habits, weight gain
“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” If Benjamin Franklin were alive today, he’d say "I told you …
More research needed on problematic Internet use among teens
Is Internet addiction a common problem among teens? While many would quickly answer with a resounding yes, new research published in the Archives of Pediatrics …
Study reports more pregnant women taking medications
I was pretty much a purist when it came to my pregnancy. I avoided caffeine and off-limit cheeses, and I swapped my regular shampoo with …
Gesundheit! Spring allergy season is underway
Ahhhh, spring! Sunshine, flowers in bloom, and the return of baseball (Go Giants!). But as much as I welcome the change after an especially rainy …
Love coffee? It's all in the genes
Like many, a cup of coffee is as much a part of my morning routine as is brushing my teeth. New research published in PLoS …
Cutting out canned, packaged foods can reduce exposure to BPA
Eliminating canned foods from one's diet can help reduce exposure to bisphenol-A, or BPA, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Health …